Awesome Australia Facts

 The Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, plus a handful of other islands make form the Commonwealth of Australia. Australia is the world's sixth biggest nation. Aboriginal people, who arrived about 40,000 years ago, were Australia's earliest occupants. Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch ships came in the 1600s, and the British claimed Australia in 1688, calling it New South Wales. The British started transporting convicts to Sydney in 1788. (formerly Port Jackson). Around 161,000 English convicts had been transported to the penal colony at Sydney by the time the system ended in 1839. Former convicts and fresh immigrants created six communities. In 1901, the colonies were renamed states, and Australia became the Commonwealth of Australia.


Facts about Australia that are interesting:


Australia's name is derived from the Latin term 'australis,' which means'southern.'


After Russia, Canada, China, the United States, and Brazil, Australia is the world's sixth biggest nation.


When compared to nations of similar size, Australia has a modest population (about 21,015,576 people).


Australia is a continent with a total size of 7.6 million square kilometers.


The ocean territory of Australia is about 12 million square kilometers, making it the world's third biggest ocean territory.


New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia are the six states that make up Australia. The Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are two of Australia's territories.


Canberra, Australia's capital city, has a population of around 384,000 people.


Sydney is Australia's biggest city, followed by Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth.


The vegetation covers 91 percent of Australia. The majority of Australia's exotic wildlife and flora can only be found there.


The wattle has been Australia's national floral symbol since 1912.


The 'outback' is a desert region in Australia that is home to a significant population.


Off Australia's north-eastern coast is the world's biggest reef system. The Great Barrier Reef is the name of the reef.


The Taipan, tiger snake, and brown snake are all highly venomous snakes found in Australia.


In Australia, there are around 750 reptile species.


Australia is home to kangaroos, koala bears, emus, kookaburras, and platypus.


Australia has hosted the Summer Olympics twice: in 1956 in Melbourne and in 2000 in Sydney.


Wheat, barley, sugarcane, and fruit are among the crops grown in Australia.


Coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, zinc, diamonds, and natural gas are among Australia's natural resources.


Mining, manufacturing industrial and transportation equipment, chemicals, steel, and food processing are all major industries in Australia.


In World War I, Australia fought with Britain, and in World War II, it fought alongside the Allies.


Australia saw the deadliest wildfires in history in February 2009. In the state of Victoria alone, 181 people perished. A total of 900 homes were also destroyed.


Deserts, rainforests, beaches, mountains, and cities may all be found in Australia.


Despite its image as a sports-loving nation, Australia is the world's most obese country.


Australia became the world's second nation to grant women the right to vote in 1902.

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  1. It is domestic to some of the maximum diverse flora and fauna on the planet, consisting of kangaroos - Lion Dates

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